Primetime Cable Ratings: February 8, 2018

The classic college basketball rivalry of Duke vs North Carolina, was the top entertainment program on Thursday night, drawing 2.4 million viewers and a 0.9 rating in Adults 18-49. That is about 800,000 more then the NBA game on TNT and 50% better than TNT's A18-49 rating.

The Winter Olympics started up on NBC Sports Network, collecting just under 1.1 million viewers and a 0.4 demographic rating. The night was mostly practice runs on the down hill and curling, with some figure skating coverage.

Top Primetime Cable Programs:

Rank^	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
5	NCAA BKBL: DUKE v NC	ESPN	8:00 PM	2,429	0.9
8	NBA: WAS v BOS	TNT	8:14 PM	1,632	0.6
9	Swamp People	HIST	9:00 PM	1,599	0.3
10	NBA :OKC v LAL	TNT	10:55 PM	1,512	0.6
11	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,271	0.3
12	BETRAYED	ID	10:00 PM	1,214	0.3
13	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,181	0.3
14	Pandoras Box	ID	9:00 PM	1,122	0.3
16	Life Below Zero	NGC	9:00 PM	1,071	0.1
17	Winter Olympics	NBCSN	8:00 PM	1,054	0.4
18	Flip or Flop NASH	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,016	0.3
19	Project Runway ALL STARS	LIFE	9:00 PM	990	0.2
21	NBA Pre-Game	TNT	8:00 PM	939	0.3
23	Life Below Comp.	NGC	8:00 PM	907	0.2
24	Beat Bobby Flay	FOOD	10:00 PM	852	0.3
25	NCAA BKBL	ESPN	10:00 PM	823	0.3
26	Top Chef	BRVO	9:00 PM	797	0.3
27	60 Days In	A&E	10:00 PM	791	0.3
28	The Killing Fields	DISC	9:00 PM	746	0.2
29	Rupaul Allstars	VH1	8:00 PM	738	0.4
30	NASHVILLE	CMT	9:00 PM	660	0.1
31	Impractical jokers	TRUTV	10:00 PM	651	0.3
32	My 60-LB Life	TLC	8:00 PM	619	0.2
33	Family By The Ton	TLC	10:00 PM	529	0.2
34	Mysteries at the Museum	TRAV	9:00 PM	495	0.1

* Viewership (,000)
^ Overall primetime cable ranking